At the bottom of your appointment letter will be an ID that is unique to you known as your Mac ID. Along with the Mac ID will be a 14-digit McMaster Barcode ID and your person ID or 9-digit employee number.

If for some reason you have lost your appointment letter, please contact NRC Administrative Assistant, Barbara Kidd (kiddb@mcmaster.ca) and she will be able to assist you.

If you already have your credentials but have yet to activate your Mac ID, go over to the Mosaic website.

Here are all the perks you are currently missing out on if you haven’t registered:

• McMaster Email
  • Visit the UTS website to learn more about activating your email
• McMaster’s Health Science Library access
• Workperks for McMaster (must register with McMaster email)
• Microsoft Office 365 download for home
• LinkedIn Learning – access free tutorials on a variety of topics
• Access to Mosaic (to view T4/T4A slips) and to process expense reports
• Campus Wi-Fi
• Access to Gartner for technical professionals

Below you will find a list of checklists, guides and policies to help with the transition of learners and residents during their rotations. Some of the guides are specific to Family Medicine, however they can be adapted to your specialty of choice. If you have any suggestions to add to the list, please contact Devon Ainslie.
 
Checklists:

• McMaster Department of Family Medicine Preceptor/Student Checklist
  • Medical Student Orientation Checklist
• Professionalism in Practice

 
Academic Advancement

• Advance your academic career at NRC: this document will discuss the different types of appointments, time commitment and financial considerations

Educational Resources:

• Preceptor Education Program (PEP): is a free program consisting of seven modules. These modules use multimedia technology and include tips, references, reflection notes, quizzes and video clips
• The Educator Hub: the E-Learning Educator Training Resource Program is a web-based multi-professional e-learning resource for clinical educators
• Preceptor Development Initiative: these education modules are designed for health care professionals who work with students or other learners in a practice education setting
• Professionalism in Practice: guide to professional behaviour in tutorials and clinical encounters. This document is protected by copyright.

 
Policies & Guidelines:

• McMaster University Policy on Discrimination and Harassment: Prevention & Response (PDF)
• McMaster University Statement on Collection of Personal Information and Protection of Privacy (PDF)
• McMaster University Fillable Incident Report

This is a physician mentorship program jointly supported by the Niagara Regional Campus and Niagara Health, targeted particularly at physicians new in practice, with the goal of supporting them in their career decision making, dealing with personal and professional challenges and helping them understand paths for advancement and leadership.  We hope that this program will connect faculty with each other and to resources for further assistance.  Physicians from across Niagara are welcome to participate, whether or not they have a faculty appointment with McMaster University and the Niagara Regional Campus. Physicians from the community as well as hospital-based physicians serve as mentors.  While this program is designed for physicians new in practice, mid-career and later career physicians are encouraged to participate, ask questions and seek support around issues of personal and professional challenge as well. This program aims to encourage a work culture that embraces mutual support, shared problem-solving, positive role-modelling and cohesiveness of the Niagara physician community.

If you are seeking a mentor…

Please navigate to nrcmentors.ca  where local Niagara physicians from a range of backgrounds who have agreed to act as mentors. They range in length of time in practice as well as medical specialties. They have all provided information about the areas in which they feel best equipped to support other physicians. Look through the profiles and find the physicians who you feel most comfortable approaching. Reach out with an email at the addresses provided on their profiles.

If you would like to become a mentor…

If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact Dr. Amanda Bell, Regional Assistant Dean, Niagara Regional Campus at: bellam@mcmaster.ca

As part of your faculty appointment, you have access to up to date information through the Health Sciences Library. Login with your Mac ID.

*We recommend using wifi to download as initial installation can be large

For a complete list of resources and services please see the Resources for Clinical Faculty Resource Guide.

See the Clinical Point of Care Tools & Apps (PDF) for a complete list of resources and databases available through the Health Sciences Library along with their associated apps for Android and Apple.

Strategies for staying current in your field

If you are having any problems accessing the resources, please contact:

Andrea McLellan (mclell@mcmaster.ca)

Stephanie Sanger (sangers@mcmaster.ca)

Interested in obtaining Mainpro+/MOC credits for your event? Please contact Dr. Anjali Kundi (Anjali.Kundi@medportal.ca) at the Niagara Regional Campus for further information on submitting an application.

Please keep in mind this is a lengthy process, and can take up to 8-10 weeks for approval. For more information, review the McMaster CHSE (Continuing Health Sciences Education) Guidebook.

Faculty Development has created a regional campus version of the McMaster Basic Educational Skills Teachers (BEST) certificate program. Similarly to BEST, the McMaster Regional Campus Faculty Teaching Certificate (RCFTC) requires the candidate to participate in a total of 35 hours of combined faculty development and teaching activities. With the context of regional medical education in mind, the required hours and activities would be relevant and accessible to regional faculty members.

The requirements for successful completion of the RCFTC are:

 i. Successful completion of faculty development courses/workshops (online or in person) and corresponding certificates of completion documentation (eg. total of 25 hours minimum)

• PFD workshops (accredited with academic points and entered into MacFacts by PFD)
• locally WRC or NRC developed workshops (PFD will review and grant academic points, points will be entered into MacFacts by local administrator)

Other relevant and previously approved faculty development workshops/courses (eg. online modules, educational conferences)

ii: Documented teaching {UGME or PGME or other learners) with relevant evaluations (eg. total of 1O hours minimum)

iii. Teaching Portfolio: the above must be fully completed and documented in a “teaching portfolio” to be submitted and reviewed

Once you have collected these items within your teaching portfolio, write a paragraph about linking learning to practice. In your paragraph explain how the FD programming you did led to improvements and development as a teacher. Once you have completed this, please submit your portfolio to Dr. Anjali Kundi (Anjali.Kundi@medportal.ca).

Once received, we will forward your documents on for approval. If you have any questions about the number of credits you have, please contact your department’s administrator who would be tracking your credits for you or Devon Ainslie (ainslidg@mcmaster.ca).

Please note: All credits received from this year’s retreat and 2018’s retreat will count towards your certificate. Any tutoring you do with MHBS will count towards the 10 credited hours of teaching.